Mr. Mayor - Why write this letter, when you already know the answer?
You have been been a part of the Columbia River Crossing project process since 2004. I know, I have been around it myself and could tell you the answer you are going to get from both Department of transportations who are finding out they may not have the financial resources at either state level to pay for this project.
They will be looking at some how jury-rigging this process to some how find a way to toll as much of it as possible. Even as we speak, there are state legislators having problems with the whole eight to ten years of this process, the communication and lack of transparency.
Yes, I know how many different wonderful meetings you had to attend as a city council member, c-tran board member and a member of the SWRTC board? And you switched the deck chairs with other council members when you became mayor in 2009 to lessen your workload some. And in 2008-09, you took the role of head of the C-tran board chairmanship as well.
Watching you for some time, I even said to many people when you were speaking of the county commissioner firing squad with Dan Tonkovich, Jeanne Stewart and you were speaking to them at a very LOW point between the two during the last comprehensive plan process... Thought things might have improved a bit since two of the former members of the board have now retired and new people have taken their place through the elective process.
What my issue is with you, is why did you write this letter, when you know it probably will not it will not go any where?
Is this some type of public relations stunt like the one you pulled on Royce Pollard to create some separation, since you both sounded so close in stature, temperament and ideas right before the election in October 2009? And you needed some type of political blow back to hurt him to make sure you would win...
Are you trying to tell us that you will be running for mayor and will kick off the start of that process and fund raising you know you will need to survive, because you had one of the most expensive races in Clark County elections for a mayor? And until the recent races of Clark County commissioners were in the hundred of thousands, you expect the paltry sum of under one hundred thousand will barely cover it?
Honestly, I cannot say much more. You have me breathless... to your reasons for writing this letter to nowhere...
Oh and by the way, PLEASE do some thing about your atrocious, not updated blog off blogspot...
